Neaera-We all talked for a bit, then Zach, Mathew, and the hybrids left. I was going to be joining them soon, but I was wanting to talk to Stryker about something else. Once they were gone, I removed myself from Stryker’s lap.Now that we were alone, I didn’t want there to be any temptation. We have already covered a lot of things, but there was still something we had yet to talk about. I had him follow me into the kitchen, so we can heat up our food and eat.With everything going on, we had forgotten about the food. Since I knew how to heat up food, I took care of heating things up, while Stryker sat at the table. He had made stir fry and rice, which was one of my favorites when I was a kid.The more I spent around him, the more I learned that he had gone out of his way to take care of me most of my life. Now that I was back, I could only hope that I could manage to return that level of care to him. I might not be able to do everything he used to do, but I was going to work harder t
Neaera-I found Mathew at the main entrance, talking with the guards. It was too loud to hear what they were saying, so I moved closer. I opened my mouth to ask what was going on but snapped it shut when Stryker arrived demanding answers.“What is going on?” Stryker yelled over the blaring sound of the siren.“Every alert was set off at the same time. We haven’t seen any sign of vampires, but we can’t shut it down.” The guard answered, also yelling over the loud noise.“Do we know if this is an attack or a malfunction?” Stryker asked.“We don’t know yet. No one has spotted anything, but most of the pack is in an uproar. The few members that are still functional, I sent to run a perimeter check. It could be a malfunction, but the system says it is working properly.” The guard responded.Looking around, I located the speaker that the alarm was coming from. It was on a tall telephone pole a few yards away. Not having time to waste, I climbed up the pole with ease. The benefit of being wh
Neaera-“Did you see anyone?” I asked when I reached them.“We ran into a warrior on patrol, but he was passed out. After we smelled the wolfsbane, we carried him to a shed outside of the territory line. Other than that, we didn’t find anyone else. We saw some tracks where it looked like wolves were being dragged, but there were too many tracks to figure out which direction to go.” Leo answered.“I am sure that the noise was a distraction. I don’t know what is going on, but I don’t like this one bit.” Anthony added.I was thinking the exact same thing. If only I was able to control my ability to feel what others felt, I could locate everyone. It was strange how everyone that had been running around earlier, had all disappeared.Looking down the street we were on, I didn’t see anyone. My ears were still ringing from the sirens going off and now I couldn’t smell anything over this overbearing scent. The biggest question I had going through my head right now, was how was it possible to m
Stryker-The wait was killing me. Thirty long minutes have passed since I saw my mate. Dirk had shown up with Chase, one of the newest warriors that were just recruited this year. Not long after that, I felt the pack link of one of my members break.It pissed me off that I couldn’t find out what was going on. I had attempted to after feeling one of my members die, but Zach and Dirk had held me back. Only with Zach explaining for the tenth time why I couldn’t leave, did I calm down.“Where are the others?” I directed my question to both Dirk and Zach since they were the only ones that could connect with the hybrids.“Anthony just informed me that Neaera overheard who her father and mother were.” Dirk responded.“Who are they?” Mathew asked, his curiosity showing in his voice.“Dimitri is her father and,” He paused as he looked over at Zach. “He said that Rieka is her mother.”Not really understanding the significance of what he said, my attention fell on Zach. His eyes were wide, and h
Neaera-“To make sure that you return, I think I should have one of you stay here with me.” Dimitri stopped us from leaving, by signaling a group of vampires to surround us.Grinding my teeth, I kept myself from saying what I really wanted to say to him. Did he think for one second, I was just going to hand someone over when he already had the one thing that I was willing to return for? They might not be my pack any longer, but I had already agreed to return to the pack.Not only that, but this was Stryker’s pack, which meant that if something happened to everyone, it could potentially kill him. That wasn’t something I was willing to chance. Letting one of the hybrids stay back though, was overstepping a line when we were the werewolves’ best chance of getting them out of this situation.“You already have over a hundred werewolves, why do you need one more?” I asked instead, trying to buy a little time while I try to figure a way out of this.“It is simple really. You might be willing
Neaera-He held me in his arms for a good while, before he set me on my feet. His hands cradled my face as he moved my head from side to side, then he moved his hands to grab my wrists to spread my arms out. He continued to move my body around, turning me around, checking me over from head to toe.“Are you hurt anywhere?” He asked as he checked over my body.Seeing how he was carefully examining me for injuries, I felt a little better about everything going on. We might be in a messed-up situation with no idea how to get out of it, but at least I had him to be there for me. It was endearing just knowing that he had my best interest at heart.“I am fine. None of them hurt me.” I assured him while grabbing his hands, so he would stop examining me.“Guys, hate to break up this sweet moment you are having, but why don’t we go inside so we can talk about what is going on?” Kalea interrupted us, her hands pressing against my back to urge me to go inside.Stryker pulled me into his side and
Neaera-Fire blazed all around me, although I didn’t know where I was. It was hard to see anything through the flames and the smoke. I could hear screams coming from every direction I turned.I kept looking for a way to get past the flames, but there weren’t any openings. Reaching my hand out, I reached out to the fire, yet it wasn’t hot. I could feel the heat against my skin, but it didn’t burn.“What is going on?” I asked aloud, not expecting anyone to answer.“We are within your dreams.” A familiar voice said, but I couldn’t place where I had heard the voice.“What is this dream?” I asked, now feeling silly that I was talking to myself, and yet I wasn’t at the same time.“This is your future.” The voice spoke again, sounding as if it was fading away.“Please tell me more.” I begged, not wanting to be left alone.The voice didn’t answer me again, so I took a step back and twirled around, hoping to see who I had been talking to. I didn’t see anything, except the flames that danced ar
Neaera-Once I had settled down enough, Stryker and I went downstairs. I hadn’t told him about my dream because I knew it was going to be something I was going to need to tell everyone. Since I didn’t want to relive the experience more than I had to, I waited until we were all gathered downstairs.I filled them in on everything that I could remember, making sure to emphasize that the wolf told me that it would be because of me. No one said anything for a long while after I finished talking. They all seemed to either be deep in thought or deeply disturbed, I couldn’t tell which.“Are you sure it was your wolf you were talking to?” Zach spoke first.“Honestly, I am not entirely sure, but there was a familiarity that I felt next to her. She was black and had red eyes. She didn’t seem very friendly towards me though.” I sighed as I gently slid around the coffee mug I had between my palms, on the table.“Don’t take that too personal.” Stryker said with a slight chuckle. “Half the time my w